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Gospel of John, Chapter 10

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Chapter 10 of John—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
  2. But he that entereth in by the door is [a]the shepherd of the sheep.
  3. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
  4. When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
  5. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
  6. This [b]parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
  7. ¶ Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
  8. All that came [c]before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
  9. I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.
  10. The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may [d]have it abundantly.
  11. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.
  12. He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them:
  13. he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
  14. I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,
  15. even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
  16. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must [e]bring, and they shall hear my voice; and [f]they shall become one flock, one shepherd.
  17. Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
  18. No one [g]taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have [h]power to lay it down, and I have [i]power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.
  19. ¶ There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words.
  20. And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?
  21. Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
  22. [j]And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem:
  23. it was winter; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s [k]porch.
  24. The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.
  25. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, these bear witness of me.
  26. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.
  27. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
  28. and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
  29. [l]My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch [m]them out of the Father’s hand.
  30. I and the Father are one.
  31. The Jews took up stones again to stone him.
  32. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from the Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
  33. The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
  34. Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, 1I said, Ye are gods?
  35. If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),
  36. say ye of him, whom the Father [n]sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
  37. If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
  38. But if I do them, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.
  39. They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand.
  40. ¶ And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode.
  41. And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true.
  42. And many believed on him there.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, a shepherd
  2. ^ Or, proverb
  3. ^ Some ancient authorities omit before me.
  4. ^ Or, have abundance
  5. ^ Or, lead
  6. ^ Or, there shall be one flock
  7. ^ Some ancient authorities read took it away.
  8. ^ Or, right
  9. ^ Or, right
  10. ^ Some ancient authorities read At that time was the feast.
  11. ^ Or, portico
  12. ^ Some ancient authorities read That which my Father hath given unto me.
  13. ^ Or, aught
  14. ^ Or, consecrated

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ps 82:6

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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